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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLEFORK...KOOCHICHING COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, OR IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH AT 218-729-0653.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
EXPECT THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST
FOR 2 TO 3 MORE HOURS. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ERRATIC, WITH
HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. AROUND SUNSET,
WINDS WILL DECREASE FAIRLY QUICKLY AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE
ALONG WITH IT, THOUGH IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE AN HOUR OR TWO FOR
HUMIDITY TO INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WINDS LESSEN
TONIGHT, BUT WILL NOT BECOME COMPLETELY CALM. EXPECT SOME CLOUDS
TO MOVE IN SATURDAY MORNING, AND THIS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY ABOVE 40
PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). HAZE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (391200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC
WEATHER COV.....DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............76
RH..............18
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..18
20 FT WIND GUST.32
MIX HGT (KFT)...11
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.40
SDSPL KT-FT/1000391
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 31 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 20
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (222000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(5400-10700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 74 71 65 61 58 55 53 51 49 47 46
RH..............15 18 23 29 35 42 50 57 59 63 65 68
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..18 13 11 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
20 FT WIND GUST.33 33 27 25 19 14 14 14 14 13 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.2 4.7 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW W NW NW W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.31 25 20 14 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/1000222 103 31 10 5 7 9 8 8 8 9 11
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (12800-28300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (61700-84400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 45 47 49 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 58
RH..............70 68 60 56 50 46 43 41 38 35 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.0 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W W W W W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 20 21 21 21 20 20 18 20 18 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 28 57 66 68 71 68 73 75 84 80 62
FORECASTER...JOSH
REQUESTED BY...WILLI KOSTIUK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613763.0/DLH
.DELDT 05/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WILLI.KOSTIUK@CO.KOOCHICHING.MN.US
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